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rail·way  (rlw)

n.

1. A railroad, especially one operated over a limited area: a commuter railway.

2. A track providing a runway for wheeled equipment.

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railway [ˈreɪlˌweɪ] US, railroad

n

1. (Transport / Railways) a permanent track composed of a line of parallel metal rails fixed to sleepers, for transport of passengers and goods in trains

2. (Transport / Railways) any track on which the wheels of a vehicle may run a cable railway

3. (Transport / Railways) the entire equipment, rolling stock, buildings, property, and system of tracks used in such a transport system

4. (Transport / Railways) the organization responsible for operating a railway network

5. (Transport / Railways) (modifier) of, relating to, or used on a railway or railways a railway engine a railway strike

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railway

• Main Line - The principal line of a railway (1841), it also has the meaning "affluent area of residence" (1930s), originally that of Philadelphia, from the "main line" of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which added local stops to a string of backwater towns west of the city in late 19th century that helped turn them into fashionable suburbs.
• one-track mind - Is a reference to the railway.
• railway - The word was first recorded in 1776, but the first actual railway opened nearly 50 years later, in 1825.
• sidetrack - First used for a railway siding or a minor track or path.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	railway - line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system cable railway, funicular, funicular railway - a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars cog railway, rack railway - railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction elevated, elevated railroad, elevated railway, overhead railway, el - a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level line - a commercial organization serving as a common carrier metro, subway, subway system, underground, tube - an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'" monorail - a railway having a single track rail - short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety" scenic railway - small railway in an amusement park
	2.	railway - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track" railroad track, railroad broad gauge - a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches gantlet - the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times rail line, railway line, line - the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed narrow gauge - a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches railroad siding, sidetrack, siding, turnout - a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass standard gauge - railroad track having the standard width of 56.5 inches switch - railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock crosstie, railroad tie, sleeper, tie - one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" rails, runway, rail, track - a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll track - a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels

Translations

railway [ˈreɪlweɪ] (Brit)

A. N (= system) → ferrocarril m, ferrocarriles mpl; (as track) → vía f, vía f férrea

B. CPD railway bridge N → puente m de ferrocarril
railway carriage N → vagón m, coche m (de ferrocarril)
railway engine N → máquina f, locomotora f
railway line N (= route) → línea f ferroviaria or de ferrocarril; (= track) → vía f (férrea)
railway network N → red f ferroviaria
railway porter N → mozo m
railway station N → estación f (de ferrocarril)
railway timetable N → horario m de trenes
railway track N → vía f (férrea)
railway yard N → cochera f

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railway [ˈreɪlweɪ] (British)

n

(= track) → voie f ferrée

(= line) → ligne f de chemin de fer
the railway to Addis Ababa → la ligne de chemin de fer jusqu'à Addis-Abeba

(= form of transport) → chemin m de fer
since the invention of the railway → depuis l'invention du chemin de fer

(= company, organization) → compagnie f ferroviaire, chemins mpl de fer
the privatization of the railways → la privatisation des chemins de fer

modif [company, industry, service] → ferroviaire; [embankment] → de la voie ferrée; [journey] → en train; [link] → ferroviaire railway crossing, railway worker
railway bridge n (British) → pont m ferroviaire
railway carriage n (British) → voiture f
railway crossing n → passage m à niveau
railway engine n (British) → locomotive f
railway line n (British) (= route) → ligne f de chemin de fer (= track) → voie f ferrée

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railway

n (Brit) → (Eisen)bahn f; (= track) → Gleis nt

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railway (Brit):

railway carriage

n → Eisenbahnwagen m

railway crossing

n → Bahnübergang m

railway engine

n → Lokomotive f

railway engineering

n → Bahntechnik f, → Bahnbautechnik f

railway guide

n → Kursbuch nt

railway line

n → (Eisen)bahnlinie f; (= track) → Gleis nt

railwayman

n → Eisenbahner m

railway network

n → Bahnnetz nt

railway porter

n → Gepäckträger(in) m(f)

railway station

n → Bahnhof m

railwaywoman

n → Eisenbahnerin f

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railway [ˈreɪlˌweɪ]

1. n (system) → ferrovia; (track) → strada ferrata

2. adj (bridge, timetable, network) → ferroviario/a

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railway → سكة حديدية železnice jernbane Gleis σιδηρόδρομος ferrocarril rautatie chemin de fer željeznica ferrovia 鉄道 철도 spoorweg jernbane kolej caminho-de-ferro, ferrovia железная дорога järnväg รถไฟ demiryolu đường sắt 铁道